We thank Merri Camhi, Geremy Cliff, and Bill Richards for
comments on the manuscript. We thank Josh Bennet, Greg Cailliet, Joao Correia,
Sheldon Dudley, Robert Hueter, Oistein Jakobsen, Marcel Kroese, Gerry Scott,
Paddy Walker, and Terry Walker for species and/or fishery data. We depended on
two sterling librarians who unearthed many difficult-to-find references: Harriet
Corvino at the Southeast Fisheries Science Center, and Jean Collins at FAO,
Rome. Their help was simply splendid. We are most grateful to Richard Grainger
of FAO for all his wonderful logistical help during the project, and for his
hospitality to the senior author during his visits to Rome. This project could
not have been accomplished without his guidance and help. We are also grateful
to the anonymous reviewer who suggested the status categories used here, solving
a thorny problem.

This is contribution No. PRD-97/98-20 of the Protected
Resources and Biodiversity Division of the Southeast Fisheries Science Center,
NMFS, NOAA.